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Brown-Forman · BF-A · NYSE
Tenet 60 · Solid
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$29.81−1.06%At closeTenet 60 · Solid
$29.81−0.32 (−1.06%)
At close: Oct 26, 2026, 4:00 PM ET· NYSE · USD

Brown-Forman (BF-A) Stock

Brown-Forman (BF-A) closed at $29.81 on Oct 26, 2026; its Tenet Score is 60 of 100 against 104 Consumer Defensive peers.

Sources Company filings, market prices and computed by Tenet Filings, prices and TenetScore as of How we compute thisNot investment advice

Key stats

Previous close
$29.81
Oct 26, 2026
Market cap
$13.4B
share price × the latest quarter's diluted weighted-average share count (vendor)
P/E
19.0×
price ÷ TTM EPS, Oct 26, 2026 close
Dividend yield
3.07%
fiscal-year dividend ÷ price
52-week range
23.01 – 31.14
low → high
Tenet Score
60/100
Solid · 104 Consumer Defensive peers

Industry: Food & Beverage · see every company filed here →

Brown-Forman Corp. scores 60/100. Solid. Strongest on quality and financial health, trading at 19× earnings versus 104 Consumer Defensive peers.

Tenet Score · vs sector

n=104
60/ 100
Solid
Fundamental composite — rates the business, not the timing.
Each metric's standing vs the company's own record is shown on the Statistics tab.
Value
51
Quality
71
Health
71
Growth
48

Factor grades

Grid rings: 25 · 50 · 75 · 100 percentile
ValueCQualityBHealthBGrowthDMomentumD
A grade is a label over the shown score. Value/Quality/Health/Growth are sector percentiles; Momentum ranks 12−1 return across the equity universe — a lens, never folded into the Tenet Score.
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Price

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P/B
3.4×
cap ÷ Jul 31, 2026 book value, Oct 26, 2026 close
P/S
2.6×
price to fiscal 2026 sales
ROE
18%
TTM through Jul 31, 2026
Operating margin
19.7%
fiscal 2026, before interest and tax
Net margin
14.2%
TTM through Jul 31, 2026
Current ratio
3.26
Jul 31, 2026 balance sheet
Net debt / EBITDA
2.0×Tenet-derived Total debt less cash and short-term investments, over EBITDA (operating income plus depreciation and amortisation) from the filed statements. Long-term investments are not counted as cash. For some companies they include marketable securities held for more than a year. Computed by Tenet from the filed statements (formula house-nde.v1), because the data vendor published no value for this year.
fiscal 2026, computed by Tenet from the filed statements
EPS CAGR 5y
−4.0%
trailing 5-year, per share

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Tenets
5 / 17
  • ~ Buffett Quality
  • ~ Piotroski F-Score
  • ~ Munger Compounders
  • ✓ Magic Formula
  • ✕ Graham Defensive
  • ✓ Income & Dividend Safety
+11 more →
Financials
Revenue, margins and the five-year statements.
Analyst Forecasts
+0.3%
forward EPS growth (consensus) · 1 analyst
Earnings
Report dates and the beat-versus-miss record.
Statistics
ROIC12%
Gross margin47%
Debt / equity0.62
Technical Analysis
Uptrend short-term signal
vs 50-day+7.7%
vs 200-day+8.4%
RSI (14)63
News & Insights
Recent headlines with their publishers and dates.
Dividends
3.07% yield

Pays 3.07% · 60% of earnings. Yield is one component of total return.

Ownership
5% institutional

13F flows & insider trades land here.

About Brown-Forman Corp.

Brown-Forman Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distills, bottles, imports, exports, markets, and sells various alcoholic beverages. It provides spirits, wines, whiskey spirits, whiskey-based flavored liqueurs, ready-to-drink and rea…

Composite computed Oct 27, 2026 · peer basis: Consumer Defensive (n=104) · every glimpse links to its full section with sources · not investment advice.

ETF exposure

held by 78 US ETFs · top wrappers by weightSee all ETFs holding BF-A →

Similar-sized companies in Food & Beverage

The 10 companies in this industry closest in market cap, as of Oct 26, 2026.

CompanyTenet ScoreMarket cap
Constellation Brands IncSTZ54$23.0B
Tyson Foods, Inc.TSN39$19.8B
General Mills, Inc.GIS27$18.0B
Coca-Cola Consolidated IncCOKE58$13.9B
J.M. Smucker Co.SJM33$13.7B
McCormick & Co., Inc.MKC51$12.9B
Hormel Foods Corp.HRL49$11.5B
Lamb Weston Holdings IncLW46$7.4B
Dutch Bros IncBROS49$7.3B
Smithfield Foods, Inc.SFD65$7.2B

Common questions

What sector and industry is Brown-Forman in?

Brown-Forman is in the Consumer Defensive sector and the Food & Beverage industry.

What is Brown-Forman's Tenet Score?

Brown-Forman's Tenet Score is 60 out of 100, ranked against 104 Consumer Defensive peers as of Oct 27, 2026.

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